From the category archives:

Apple

How to record your screen on a Mac

April 9, 2012

As an Instructor I  provide a service where the student does not leave the learning environment for an extended period of time.  They can ask questions about the subject material as presented in the class for a period of time after the class.  Sometimes I need to do a demo over again for the student. [...]

How to get more room on your iPad, iPod touch, or iPhone, the video

March 22, 2012

I was asked to create a video about a pervious topic I touched upon about a year ago.  I did not have the time until recently.  So I now presently video on how to get more room on your iPod touch, iPad, or iPhone, after the break

Owning Apple Pays a Dividend

March 21, 2012

For the first time in the history of the company Apple, inc. will start paying quarterly dividend of about $2.65 per share.  That will be roughly $10.60 annually per share, a return of 1.8% at a price of $600.  Apple also announced a buyback of $45 billion of its shares. My take on this after [...]

An Irritating thing

September 30, 2011

With the new Lion changes were sure to happen, but –please– changing the direction of scroll on the trackpad or mouse?  I had gotten use to scrolling down to go down the page, and scrolling up to go up a page.  This was the way it was for on a PC, GNOME and it was [...]

The Replacement for One Note?

June 30, 2011

For a while I have been searching for a replacement for MS OneNote.  I’ve tried just about everything.  Among the things I tried were DevonThink, EagleFiler, EverNote.  Each of these products does what it does very well.  With DevonThink Everything was a single File.  EagleFiler is an excellent tool for keeping me organized in my [...]

Using Things for a Move.

July 30, 2010

I am currently in the middle of a move from my House into an Apartment.  This has meant a big problem for me.  I am hiring people only to move big furniture, while I am moving the small stuff in my car.  I have Things for the iPhone and on my Mac as well.  I [...]

Invoicing with Numbers

July 26, 2010

If you’re not using an accounting package, and your business is a Service, then you might be able to use Numbers’ Invoice Template.  This is not a replacement for a full-featured accounting package, but it might get you through.  After the break Using the Template to do business.

Simple Check Register with Numbers 09

July 23, 2010

I’ve met a few people whose main accounting is their check register.  They don’t want or need a full-on personal finance system like Quicken, or Mint.com.  They want to enter their purchases and deposits and mark when checks have cleared.  What they want is an electronic check register.  After the break, a check register that might [...]

My Take on Antennagate

July 22, 2010

I think in the hoopla over this non-issue Apple forgot two very important things.  I think that they forgot it because they were never in this position before, or they forgot their lessons learned.  What these 2 important things were after the break.

Chronosync is up to 4.1

July 20, 2010

My favorite syncing app is up to 4.1.  If you own Chronosync, the upgrade is free.  Just $40 if you are new user.

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